Afghan Forces Airstrike Kills At Least 18 Taliban Affiliates In Country's South - Reports

Afghan Forces Airstrike Kills at Least 18 Taliban Affiliates in Country's South - Reports

Afghan forces carried out an airstrike in the country's southern Kandahar province, killing at least 18 militants supporting the Taliban movement and injuring 11 others, media reported on Thursday, citing an official.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 13th September, 2018) Afghan forces carried out an airstrike in the country's southern Kandahar province, killing at least 18 militants supporting the Taliban movement and injuring 11 others, media reported on Thursday, citing an official.

Mohammad Sadeq, the spokesman for 205 Afghan army corps, told the Xinhua news agency that Afghan forces bombed militants' hideouts in Kandahar's Maywand district.

Afghanistan has long been suffering from an unstable political, social and security situation due to simmering Taliban insurgency. The violence is exacerbated by the activities of various terrorist groups, including the Islamic State (IS, banned in Russia).